Monday, July 6, 2009

I love this verse from Psalm 16:6 (NIV) The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.

As I sit in my room this morning and watch the sun reflecting off the snow-covered Southern Alps, I realise how blessed I am. I have a home to live in, food to eat and a car to drive. I'm surrounded by a family that loves me and good friends are always on hand to go out for coffee and some fun.

On July 16th, it will be exactly 3 1/2 years since we left South Africa. That was undoubtedly one of the worst days of my entire life ... but as I look back on all the sacrifices we made, I see that God has given us immeasurably more in exchange.

Life is a journey and if we allow God to navigate our way, the rewards will be so much greater than if we choose our own paths.

At Durban Airport as we said goodbye to friends before leaving for New Zealand

About Me

I am happily married to Kevin and have five wonderful children. Two of these are married and I have the best daughter-in-law and son-in-law I could wish for. I was born and raised in Zimbabwe and later spent 15 years in South Africa before moving to New Zealand in 2006. I work as a freelance writer and novelist and try to bring honour to God through all I do and write. When I'm not sitting at my computer, I enjoy photography and taking my dog for a walk. My husband and I pastor a church and music is also an important part of my life. My favourite instrument is piano but I also play guitar and bass guitar in our church music team. I'm a self-confessed travel addict and spend a fair amount of time wandering around New Zealand and further afield.